I picked up a small batch of beetle-kill, Lodgepole Pine, yesterday, from the mill that logs and saws it.

My moisture meter calls it 10%.

My understanding is that there is an Equilibrium Moisture Content (EMC) for every given temp and humidity level.

From calculators like this one, it seems that my 64*F basement, sitting at 40% relative humidity, would—over time—create an EMC of 7.8%—NOT far from the current 10%.

That … to me … seems close enough that there’s just about no reason to let it sit in my shop for a week or two, no? Particularly since I want to build a gift for my nephew who lives in a dry, temperate part of Southern California, where they DO NOT have a whole-house humidifier.